[Verse 1]
In the tube where I was born
I could have sworn
There was so much to see
There was so little to be
But I was free
World at my command
Through the dots I ran
Looking for a man
That looked like me

[Chorus]
And now it can be told
I'm a quarter of a century old
But I'm a half a century wise

[Verse 2]
In the tube where I was raised
I was amazed
On the pictures I would lean
That went flashing on the screen
Oh, I was dazed
But then my eyes were made
Hypnotized insane
Buried in my brain
In a blinding blaze
[Chorus]
And now it can bе told
I'm a quarter of a century old
But I'm a half a century wisе

[Verse 3]
In the tube where I was grown
I was alone
Laying on the floor
I locked the closet door
The sound was low
Ballgames on the street
Disappeared behind my feet
Out of breath my heart would beat
To see another show

[Chorus]
And now it can be told
I'm a quarter of a century old
But I'm a half a century wise

[Verse 4]
In the tube where I was made
I was afraid
Spinning through the space
Another scene, another face
Another shade
Mirror of my mind
On electric wheels of wine
Living in the lines
That were displayed
[Chorus]
And now it can be told
I'm a quarter of a century old
But I'm a half a century wise

[Verse 5]
In the tube where I was fed
I lost my head
I'd watch the lives they led
Watch them to the end
And then again
An open kind of laugh
I gave all the mind I had
And whenever I was sad
I had my friends

[Chorus]
Yes, and now it can be told
I'm a quarter of a century old
But I'm a half a century wise

[Verse 6]
In the tube where I was killed
I was fulfilled
Such an easy way to win
Talking to my twin
No sign of sin
The sacrifice was small
Fascination was the fall
I was extended by the wall
That held me in
[Chorus]
Oh, and now it can be told
I'm a quarter of a century old
But I'm a half a century wise

[Verse 7]
In the tube where I was born
I could have sworn
There was so much to see
There was so little to be
But I was free
World at my command
Through the dots I ran
Looking for a man
That looked like me

[Chorus]
And now it can be told
I'm a quarter of a century old
But I'm a half a century wise